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Caprice Italian Style

1968 · 79 min

A breezy, uneven collection of comic sketches that mixes broad slapstick with wry social commentary, offering light laughs and occasional bite.

Overview
The film consists of six short stories created by different directors, but all the stories share one thing: a warm irony to current events.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • politics
  • race
  • gender
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Mauro Bolognini, Mario Monicelli, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Steno
Written by
Steno, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Furio Scarpelli, Cesare Zavattini
Starring
Totò, Ugo D'Alessio, Regina Seiffert, Dante Maggio, Sandro Merli, Renzo Marignano, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia
Music
Ricky Gianco, Sergio Battistelli
Cinematography
Tonino Delli Colli, Silvano Ippoliti
Runtime
79 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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